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to hyphenate or not



Hi Lew

Except in scientific or technical writing, where the exact meaning must be
clear, hyphens tend to be dropped nowadays. This is especially noticeable in
newspapers and magazines.

For a few examples, see the May/Jun 1999 Tips for Writers at the following
address:

www.renc.igs.net/~cormanr/tips.html#anchor239861

Good luck.

Emelie Lamothe
lamothee@aecl.ca


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> From: 	Lew Helgeson[SMTP:lewhelgeson@helge.com]
> Reply To: 	radsafe@romulus.ehs.uiuc.edu
> Sent: 	Tuesday February 29, 2000 2:07 PM
> To: 	Multiple recipients of list
> Subject: 	Spelling
> 
> Help me make peace with our typist!
> 
> We have a discussion regarding hyphenation of certain phrases. Which of
> these phrases is the correct form:
> 
> 1. Leak-testing or Leak testing
> 
> 2. NIST-traceable of NIST traceable
> 
> Thanks
> 
> 
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